Umbrella adapted for use as a boat.



s, ETTINGER. 1 UMBRELLA ADAPTED POBfUSE AS A BOA'I' APILIOATION FILED DEO.13,'1907.

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SALOMON ETTINGER, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

UMBRELLA ADAPTED FOR USE AS A BOAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application filed December 13, 1907. Serial No. 406,376.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SALOMON ETTrNeEn, a subject of the Emperor of Austriad'lungary, and a resident of Zossenerstrasse 21, Berlin, Germany, have invented new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas Adapted. for Use as Boats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined umbrella and boat and an object of this invention is to provide a collapsible body in the shape of an umbrella which may be utilized as a boat or as a covering.

A further object of this invention is to provide means for bracing the frame of the structure to prevent its collapse when. weighted, means being also provided for guiding the body when the same is used as a boat.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a staff or rod which may be utilized as a mast when the device is used as a boat or as a support for the umbrelladike structure when the same is used as an umbrella.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of constructirm and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification whereinlike characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in which- Figure 1, is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the device opened, and in position to be utilized as a boat; Fig. 2, is a detail view of the paddles or oars for propelling the boat; Fig. 3, is a detail view taken at a position at right angles to that shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4, is a view in elevation of the device in its folded or assembled position; Fig. 5, is a top plan view of the device when in position to be used as a boat Fig. 6, is a sectional view of a fragment of the structure; and F 7, is a sectional view taken at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 6.

In these drawings A, denotes an umbrella staff which may be used as a mast of the boat when the same is used in that capacity and. said member A, is provided with a joint S, hinged to swing in order that the upper portion thereof may assume a horizontal position when the device is used as a boat in order that it may act as a seat for the occupant of the boat.

The member a, is provided with a runner C, to which the inner ends of the stays are bell is moved on the staff or member a, the

ribs 0, will be swung as is the case with. an ordinary umbrella.

In order to give stability to the structure, I provide a supporting stay 0, which has its upper end bifurcated to embrace the stay D, and the supporting stay is provided with. a cross pin g, which is slid able in a slot F, in the stay I). It is to be understood, of course, that each stay D, is provided with a like slot and that a supporting stay is provided for each rib and stay. The supporting stay is pivoted to an car on the rib and when the ribs are straight, the cross pin 9, will ongage the inner end wall of the slot whereas when the ribs are collapsed or moved to gether the cross pin 9, will engage the outer end wall of the slot.

The cover for the frame comprises two layers of sail cloth 2), with an interposed filling of cork 1. This provides for a waterproof cover of such durability that it will withstand wear incident to its use as a boat.

The handle or staff A, is hollow and is designed to receive the ears or paddles .r, which are hinged together at m, and threaded at a, intermediate their length. The ends are also threaded as shown at 1 for the purpose of entering the threaded aperture in the handle of the rudder it. As shown. in Fig. 5, when the oars or paddles are placed together they may be inserted in the hollow staff A, so that the threads n, engage threads in the internal wall of the staff at the outer end. When the device is folded it may he inclosed in a sail cloth and the sail cloth may be used as a sail for attaching it to the rings 't and it, which are supported on the staff A.

hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patient is:

1. In a device of the type described adapted for use as an umbrella or as a boat, the combination of a two-part hinged stick or mast, a collapsible elliptical frame mounted thereon, a sail-cloth covering on the latter, one part of said frame when open being bowshaped and narrower than the opposite part, and a rudder detachably attached to the cen ter of the latter part, substantially as de scribed.

2. In a device of the type described adapted for use as an umbrella and as a boat, the combination of a two-part hinged stick or mast, a collapsible elliptical frame thereon comprising a bell (b) movable on said mast, a plurality of ribs (0) pivoted to said mast, a plurality of stays (cl) having slots (f) connecting said bell with said ribs, and a plurality of supporting-stays (e) pivoted to said ribs (0) and movably attached in said slots (f) to said former stays (CZ), and a waterproof double sail-cloth covering with a cork insertion on said frame, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the type described adapted for use as an umbrella or as a boat, the combination of a tubular stick or mast having a female screw at its end, a collapsible elliptical frame mounted thereon, a covering on the latter, one part of said frame when open being bow shaped and narrower than the opposite part, with a folded hinged double oar having a screw at the tip of the same adapted to hold a rudder, said folded oar being provided with a male screw and being normally screwed into said mast forming an extension of the same, substantially as described,

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 19th day of August, 1907, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SALOMON ETTINGER. l/Vitnesses EDWARD M. GoLDBEoK, HUGO VON FALKENI-IAYN. 

